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DEFINITION: n. A message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller. v. To leave a message without identifying yourself.
Verboticisms
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Anonymessage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ənänəmesij
Sentence: Joan*s friend Mary is one of those people who lives in her own little world. She will start a conversation in her head 5 minutes before she starts to talk to you. It*s your job to catch up. It*s no wonder that Joan*s voicemail is full of anonymessages from her. By the time the beep sounds, Mary is half done with what she had to say. It*s like coming in late on a movie or TV show, hoping that you can figure out what you*ve missed.
Etymology: anonymous (a person not identified by name) + message (a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly)
Incallnito
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: in-call-nee-toe
Sentence: Jim preferred to be incallnito when he called friends, just in case he owed them money.
Etymology: incognito: one whose identity is concealed + call
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COMMENTS:
this is clever; like it! - mweinmann, 2009-09-24: 06:59:00
Love the word...and love your pic...you look just like a lady I worked with called Hazel, from England...any relation? - Nosila, 2009-09-24: 19:28:00
umm...no, although I have used witch hazel once or twice. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-24: 22:42:00
Which hazel did you use??? - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:34:00
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Anonymail
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: An-non-nee-male
Sentence: Jill got so many anonymails that she eventually learnt to identify her friends by the length of their pausing between words.
Etymology: Anonymous + mail
Phononymous
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: foe-non-ee-mus
Sentence: he enjoyed the mystery of it, the tension... he could almost taste their need to know more...oh yes... he much preferred to remain phononymous
Etymology: anonymous, phone
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COMMENTS:
good! - wordmeister, 2007-03-07: 01:14:00
Wonderful! - ErWenn, 2007-03-07: 01:36:00
like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-07: 03:41:00
Me too. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-07: 18:12:00
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Whuismi
Created by: tonya87
Pronunciation: Who-is-me
Sentence: Why does every one leave a whuismi!
Etymology:
Voicefail
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: voy-sss-fay-el
Sentence: Once again, Wanda fell victim to several voicefail messages when most of the callers left no information.
Etymology: Voice+fail
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COMMENTS:
Oooh the best! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:56:00
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Voinymess
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: another voinymess... oh really.
Etymology: voice + privative particule + message
Nofovoi
Created by: deannewby
Pronunciation: No-Fo-Voy
Sentence: I got another one of those stupid Nofovoi messages!
Etymology: A combination of: 'No' for 'lack of', 'fo' the second half of the word info, 'voi' part of the word voice.
Braincrusher
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: braincrusher
Sentence: this message is a braincrusher
Etymology: getting all mixed up in thinking who you might have called
Callmoflage
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kall - moe - flaj
Sentence: It looked like a phone call, it looked like a message. Wait; it was a callmoflage because Monica could not tell who it was from. The identity of the caller remained hidden inside the message and could not be identified.
Etymology: call, camoflage (hide by closely resembling the natural environment)
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COMMENTS:
The callmoflage before the storm...good word! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:31:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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